Precious
by Depeche Mode
- Type: Single
- Released: 3 October 2005
- Label: Mute
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 9:55
- Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Jonathan Kessler, Barry Jamieson, Richard Morris, Sasha, Spooky, Anton Corbijn, Dave McCracken, Ben Hillier, Steve Fitzmaurice
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Written by Martin Gore as an empathetic reflection on the impact of his divorce on his children, this shimmering synthpop track returned Depeche Mode to immense commercial acclaim. Its hauntingly simple electronic melody echoed the classic, atmospheric sound of their early-90s masterworks.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, electronic, synth, deconstructed
Tracklist
Credits
- Andrew Fletcher - performer [depeche mode is]
- Dave Gahan - performer [depeche mode is]
- Martin Gore - performer [depeche mode is], written-by
- Jonathan Kessler - management
- Anton Corbijn - art direction, photography by, design [cover]
- Ben Hillier - producer, mixed by, engineer
- Sasha - remix, producer [additional production]
- Spooky - remix, producer [additional production]
- J.D. Fanger - management [depeche mode office]
- Steve Fitzmaurice - mixed by
- Simon Wright - sound designer [sound design and sonic sculpturing]